Beyond Open Floor Plans: Check Out 5 of Chicago’s Coolest Tech Offices
September 14, 2017
Kegs and ping pong tables won’t cut it anymore if you’re looking to wow prospective employees with your office.
Inmarsat Launches Fleet Secure
September 14, 2017
Inmarsat has officially launched its Fleet Secure cyber security service, which has been constructed and delivered in partnership with Singtel and Trustwave, at its UK headquarters as part of London International Shipping Week.
New Dridex Phishing Campaign Delivers Fake Accounting Invoices
September 07, 2017
A new variant of the banking trojan Dridex is part of a sophisticated phishing attack targeting users of the cloud-based accounting firm Xero.
Threat Seeker – Ziv Mador
August 23, 2017
For his work with the SpiderLabs Security Research team and previously as a member of Microsoft's response team where he helped formalize the incident response program and the malware protection center.
Chips Can Fall Out of Chip Credit Cards Leaving Consumers Vulnerable
August 09, 2017
A new wrinkle in smart technology serves as a reminder for consumers to be cautious, as the tiny chip in your credit card can fall out and then be used by someone else to access your credit card information.
How to Make Sure Your Tech Business Keeps up with Cyber Attackers
July 27, 2017
Brian Hussey, VP of cyber threat detection and response for SpiderLabs at Trustwave, explains what elements firms need to have in place if they are to detect, contain and survive a cyber-attack.
This is Where You Will Find Your Next New Employee
July 20, 2017
If you’re looking to expand your team, chances are one of your current employees knows just the right person.
Phones May Be Joining Unsecure Wi-Fi Networks Automatically Experts Say
July 14, 2017
Free Wi-Fi is a great way to save on data, but the I-Team has learned your phone could be taken over automatically by Wi-Fi, signing on to unsecure networks and putting your information at risk.
Rising Information Security Threats and What to do About Them
July 03, 2017
The digital threat landscape faced by enterprises large and small is in perpetual flux, and keeping an eye on things and adapting defenses should be of primary importance to every CISO.
Fight against cybercrime shows wins and losses in 2017 Trustwave global security report
June 22, 2017
Trustwave has released the 2017 Trustwave Global Security Report which reveals the top cybercrime, data breach and security threat trends from 2016.
It costs just $5 to infect 1000 computers with malvertisements
June 22, 2017
Even though malware detection and containment have improved a lot since 2015, malvertisement are still a lot cheaper and difficult to contain, says a report from security firm Trustwave.
Time to Detect Compromise Improves While Detection to Containment Worsens: Report
June 21, 2017
Throughout 2016, Trustwave investigated hundreds of data breaches in 21 different countries, and conducted thousands of penetration tests across databases, networks and applications. An analysis of key findings from this activity is presented in the 2017 Trustwave Global Security Report published Tuesday (PDF).
It's cheaper to infect 1000 computers with malvertising than to buy a beer six-packv
June 21, 2017
The state of global cybersecurity is a mixed bag at the moment, according to a new report by Trustwave. The company's 2017 Trustwave Global Security Report says intrusion detection is faster, as well as containment times. However, malvertisement is cheaper, and spam has picked up the pace.
Median Dwell Time for Hackers Drops to 49 Days
June 21, 2017
The dwell time for hackers inside victim networks fell by nearly half over the past year, although the time from intrusion to containment of such threats remained virtually the same, according to Trustwave.
Cybersecurity trends: Fight against cybercrime shows both improvements and downsides
June 21, 2017
Trustwave released the 2017 Trustwave Global Security Report which reveals the top cybercrime, data breach and security threat trends from 2016. The report demonstrates both good and bad news in the world of cybersecurity as intrusion detection and breach containment times were relatively better, but other threats like malvertisements became cheaper and malicious spam saw increases.
Nearly half of compromises due to insecure remote-access software and policies: report
June 21, 2017
Metrics are vital for CISOs to do their job effectively. Unfortunately the numbers included in the latest Trustwave global survey show that infosec pros and software developers around the world still have a long way to go. Read more: http://www.itworldcanada.com/article/nearly-half-of-compromises-due-to-insecure-remote-access-software-and-policies-report/394253#ixzz4kr7UFcTc or visit http://www.itworldcanada.com for more Canadian IT News
PoS Attacks on the Rise and Spam Rebounds Trustwave Reports
June 21, 2017
Security services firm Trustwave released its 92-page 2017 Global Security Report on June 20, providing insight into security trends observed by the firm from data breach investigations conducted around the world. One trend was a growing volume of point-of-sale (PoS) system breaches, which grew to 31 percent of breached environments analyzed by Trustwave in 2016, up from 22 percent in 2015. ""Cybersecurity in 2016 had both highlights and lowlights,"" Trustwave CEO and President Robert J. McCullen said in a statement. In this slide show, eWEEK looks at both the highlights and the lowlights of the 2017 Trustwave Global Security Report.
Trustwave Global Security Report: Cyber Intrusion Detection Improving
June 20, 2017
Many organizations are getting better at cyber intrusion detection, according to a new report from Trustwave, the Chicago-based MSSP. The “2017 Trustwave Global Security Report” of cybercrime, data breach and security threat trends from 2016 indicated the median number of days from cyber intrusion to detection of a compromise fell from 80.5 in 2015 to 49 last year. In addition, the median number of days from cyber intrusion detection to containment was 2.5 in 2016, according to the report.
US is Number One! In sales register hacking attacks at least
June 20, 2017
Hacking attacks against sales terminals have risen by nearly a third last year, and the US is still leading the way in being insecure. Incidents affecting sales tills and payment systems increased to 31 per cent in 2016, according to research by security firm Trustwave, while incidents affecting e-commerce environments fell to 26 per cent from 38 per cent. Incidents involving sales registers were most common in the US, thanks to its tardy adoption of EMV chip technology and a reliance on chip and signature rather than chip and PIN payment.
Retail industry leads the way in data breaches
June 20, 2017
The largest share of data breach incidents involved the retail industry, closely followed by food and beverages, according to a new report. The 2017 Global Security Report from Trustwave shows that 22 percent of incidents involved the retail industry, followed by food and beverages at 20 percent.
Trustwave: 63 percent of breaches observed targeted payment card data
June 20, 2017
Security firm Trustwave has released its 2017 Global Security Report which contains some bleak findings relating to the rise of payment card data thefts and incidents involving point-of-sale breaches in the hospitality, retail and food and beverage industries.
Payment Card Data Still Hackers’ Most Frequent Target
June 20, 2017
Yesterday, news broke that a file containing detailed personal information on 200 million Americans was stored on an unprotected server by a political contractor. The travails of Yahoo and its half a billion stolen records have been well documented. Breaches like these, focused on personal information, recently have shifted the focus of card-not-present fraud professionals toward new kinds of fraud based on personal information: account takeover, account creation and synthetic fraud.
Report: 99.7% of web apps have at least one vulnerability
June 20, 2017
Nearly every web application has at least one vulnerability, according to the 2017 Trustwave Global Security Report, released Tuesday. Of the apps scanned by Trustwave for the report, 99.7% included at least one vulnerability, with the mean number of vulnerabilities in web apps being 11.
Gains losses in efforts to combat cyber crime in 2016: Trustwave
June 20, 2017
The fight against cyber crime showed both advances and retreats in 2016, with improvements on the intrusion detection and breach containment fronts matched by cyber crime increasingly being treated as a business, suggests a Trustwave report released Tuesday.
Organizations Are Protecting Intrusions More Quickly
June 20, 2017
More organizations appear to be heeding the advice to implement capabilities for detecting intrusions sooner, at least based on an analysis of data from breach investigations that security vendor Trustwave conducted for clients last year.
Cybercrime evolving into more of a genuine business Trustwave report
June 20, 2017
The ""2017 Trustwave Global Security Report"" [registration required] examines trends over 2016 in the areas of cybercrime, data breaches and security. The era of acting defensively is over. It is time to approach cybersecurity proactively, the report stated.
Minimizing Risk: Five Ways Payment Facilitators Can Stay Secure and Keep Merchant Risk at Bay
June 13, 2017
Attackers are developing new methods of stealing sensitive information every day, making retail breaches an all-too-common occurrence. But an important line of defense for merchants are their payment facilitators, which, when armed with the right knowledge, can act as digital bodyguards for these brands.
What Happens When Your Small Business Is Hacked
June 12, 2017
News headlines continue to call our attention to the latest cyber attacks -- something that provides IT and security professionals with the daunting task of remaining steadfast on the unpredictable security battlefield. In fact, 53 percent of IT professionals felt more pressure to secure their organization last year, compared to 2015, according to the 2017 Security Pressures Report from Trustwave. However, contrary to what you would expect, the pressures are not just coming from the C-suite.
Trustwave Says it’s Hiring Hundred to Grow its Cybersecurity Business in Chicago
June 05, 2017
Trustwave, the Chicago-based information security firm that helps businesses protect against cyberattacks, unveiled its expanded headquarters and announced an internship program with the City Colleges of Chicago Monday at an event with Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Interview with Mayor Emanuel and Trustwave CEO Bob McCullen
June 05, 2017
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel joins Trustwave to open the company's new and expanded headquarters, plus helps to mark the start of the City Colleges of Chicago's (CCC) inaugural Cyber Security Boot Camp.